teapoy

[ tee-poi ]

noun

1. a small three-legged table or stand.
2. a small table for use in serving tea.

teapoy

/ ˈtiːpɔɪ /

noun

1. a small table or stand with a tripod base
2. a tea caddy on such a table or stand

Word History and Origins

Origin of teapoy¹

1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three < Sanskrit tri ) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand

Word History and Origins

Origin of teapoy¹

C19: from Hindi tipāī, from Sanskrit tri three + pāda foot; compare Persian sīpae three-legged stand

Example Sentences

At her side was a Chinese teapoy, a nest of lacquer tables, and on it stood a small, squat idol.

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I had never ridden in a teapoy before and now I began a continuous trip in one which lasted eight hours.

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I had none so the teapoy capita fished out a big red bandanna handkerchief, which he tied to a stick.

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Finally, at three o'clock Moody gave up and said, "We'll have to make the rest of this trip in a teapoy."

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The black personnel was thirty porters and a picked squad of thirty-five teapoy boys to carry Moody and myself.

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